Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanking
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The battery is reported to retain more than 90 percent of its driving range even at –40 degrees Celsius, avoiding the sharp winter degradation commonly associated with both LFP and nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Sokolowski also recommends avoiding misting your refrigerator with water directly—always apply it to a microfiber cloth first.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Figueroa pleaded guilty to one count of evading responsibility resulting in a death, court records show.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Essentially, a defeatist tone was set once Shaheed zoomed through the 49ers on his 95-yard kick return, eluding Chase Lucas, Luke Gifford and, alas, kicker Eddy Piñeiro, who tried to trip Shaheed at the 55-yard line.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Ditto football, although their yearbook could include photos of troopers eluding not tacklers, but media cameramen trying to get their photos after their arrests.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each No-Suction Cleaner reduces airborne contamination by eschewing suction and filters.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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And a whole succession of leaders from countries that are nominally still American allies — Britain, Germany, South Korea — are wooing rather than shunning Beijing to deepen economic cooperation.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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In fact, a number of Atlanta’s suburbs are shunning the drivable strip malls of yesteryear in favor of live-work-play districts such as Alpharetta’s Avalon.—
Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Virtually all the players, and often their caddies, make a point of coming over and shaking hands with the servicemen.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Fire Dogs and Law Hogs were united as one before kickoff, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Reconciliation, by contrast, allowed Republicans to pass fiscal and revenue-related farm provisions with a simple majority, bypassing the filibuster and avoiding a stalemate that could have stretched on for years.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
31 Jan. 2026
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In June, after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, the Islamic Republic retaliated by firing wave after wave of ballistic missiles and drones at Israel that inflicted damage by bypassing Israel’s sophisticated air defenses.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Outflanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanking. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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